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1 An Intellectual Revolution
The Renaissance An Intellectual Revolution

2 The Renaissance Defined
Renaissance = REBIRTH What was reborn? An interest in the CLASSICAL WORLD Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

3 The Renaissance Where did the Renaissance begin? Italy (circa 1350)
Where did the Renaissance flourish? Florence, Italy during the 1400’s

4 Renaissance Italy

5 The Renaissance Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
Ruins of the ancient world were still starkly visible in Italy “New” ideas reached Italy before reaching other areas

6 The Renaissance Small city states competed with one another for trade & prestige EX: Florence, Genoa, Venice, Milan, Rome

7 Money, Money, Money?

8 Renaissance Support Who supported the Renaissance?
Wealthy bankers, Italian nobles & the Papacy; known as… PATRONS of the Arts – one who provided financial support for the arts

9 Renaissance Support Florence comes under the rule of a powerful banking family The Medici Family

10 The Renaissance Humanism:
A movement that focused on individuality, human potential & achievement Classical values Secular: Worldly rather than spiritual; concerned with the here & now

11 The Renaissance

12 Renaissance Writers Change Literature

13 Italian Renaissance Writers
Wrote in the vernacular - native language – instead of Latin Influential writers in Italy included Dante & Petrarch Petrarch: Father of Humanism Petrarch: Father of Humanism Collector & translator of ancient manuscripts Promoted the study of classical Latin & Greek

14 Italian Renaissance Writers
Dear Rulers., just follow my advice… Niccolo Machiavelli: Wrote The Prince: examines how a ruler can gain & keep power

15 Italian Renaissance Writers
According to The Prince: Primary goal – to keep power The ends justify the means Use any means necessary to achieve your goal

16 The Renaissance Spreads

17 Printing Press Spreads Ideas
Johann Gutenberg develops a printing press with new technologies Printing press makes it possible to produce books quickly & cheaply I have two beards in one!

18 The Renaissance Moves North
Northern writers try to reform society Desiderius Erasmus & Thomas More = Christian humanists Thomas More writes Utopia: tries to show a better model of society

19 Northern Renaissance Writers
William Shakespeare: English Playwright Tragedies, comedies & histories

20 The Legacy of the

21 Changes in the Arts… Art drew on techniques & styles of classical Greece & Rome Paintings & sculptures portrayed individuals & nature in more lifelike ways

22 Changes in the Arts… Artists created works that were secular as well as works that were religious Writers began to use vernacular languages to express their ideas The arts praised individual achievement

23 Changes in Society… Printing made information available & inexpensive for society at large Availability of books prompted increased desire for learning & a rise in literacy throughout Europe

24 Changes in Society… Published accounts of maps, discoveries, & charts led to further discoveries Published legal proceedings made laws clear so people could understand their rights

25 Changes in Society… Christian humanists’ attempts to reform society changed views about how life should be lived People began to question political structures & religious practices

26 A little Review…

27 The Renaissance was a… R.E.B.I.R.T.H.

28 Rebirth of Greek & Roman classic culture
Q: What are the classics? Classics = ideas of ancient Greece & Rome

29 Established in Italian city-states
City-States were wealthy from trade Q: What led to the growth of trade in Europe?

30 Birth of the ‘modern’ world (c.1350 – 1600)
Less superstition Education, literature encouraged Sports, art, music important Study of history & science

31 I Italian Artists Michelangelo & da Vinci

32 Renaissance spreads from Italy to Northern Europe
Helped by printing press (Gutenberg) Q: Why would the printing press help spread ideas?

33 Theatre: Shakespeare & others

34 H Humanism Q: What kind of things might a humanist be in favor of?
Want people to be the best they can be Q: What kind of things might a humanist be in favor of?

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